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Castello Brown

Italy · 15th century

Founded
1425
Heritage status
Italian national heritage
Location
Portofino
Coordinates
44.302°, 9.21403°
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Castello Brown in Italy
Photo: Superchilum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Castello Brown is a historic house museum located above the harbour of Portofino, in northern Italy. The site has been used for military defence since Roman times. As a Genoese coastal fort, it was once called the Castello di San Giorgio.

After the region became peaceful in the early 19th century, the Castello was abandoned. Some decades later, it was purchased by the English consul, who remodelled it into a villa. His descendants held the property until 1949, when it was sold to an English couple who restored several ruined sections. In 1961, the Castello was sold to the City of Portofino, which now opens it to the public.

The castle served as the setting for Elizabeth von Arnim's 1922 novel The Enchanted April, and scenes from the 1991 film adaptation were filmed on site.

Text adapted from “Castello Brown” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Castello Brown ranks #4,392 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #325 of the 555 mapped in Italy. Founded 1425, it is older than 49% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,419 times in the last 60 days, more than 74% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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